The Clinton Route 66 Festival is a local favorite, as it's predecessor the Clinton Hot Dog Daze dates back over three decades. In 2007 Clinton was the host of the National Route 66 Festival and at that time combined the famous Hot Dog Daze and the local car show to boast an even bigger event as the national Route 66 Festival came through town. Add in a poker run and a wiener dog race and there you have a fun filled day.

The two-day Festival will take place downtown on Saturday, May 26th. Saturday’s activities will take place in in the downtown area on Frisco between 4th and 10th Streets. Activities will include a Car, Truck and Bike Show, Weiner Dog Races, lots of great food, a variety of vendors, stereo comp, talent show, and a Poker Run along Route 66. Registration for the Car Show and the Poker Run begins at 7:00 a.m. at the corner of 10th and Frisco. At 10am the car show officially kicks off and registration for the Weiner Nationals begin just next to the yellow track which will be at 5th and Frisco, just prior to the 12:00 a.m. races. Anyone wanting to impress your friends can enter the hot dog eating contest at 1pm. The Car Show wraps up at 4pm with recognition and trophies to be awarded at the Clintons Got Tallent finals in the pepsi event center. The Poker Run starts at 10:00am, participants have until 4:00 to take advantage of the poker run specials at each of the ten downtown stops. Poker Run prizes will be awarded at 4:30 at the tallent show.